Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-31
0ffcial List Of the Standing Of the Con-
testing 0rganizations-rhs Rich
mond Companies Left
Far Behind.
fBy telegraph to the Dispatch.l

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vay 10 Colonel Black. chairman OF the
board Of Judges, who in turn passed II to
Colonel King, conductor OF dress. partdes.
This oiIjcer rode 10 = position a ftw wards
IN front Of the stand, opened the envelope,
ena iead The awards. ordering ,he com
handing officers of the Winning o-gIni2l.
lions io the front. in turn. - the several
awards were announced. AZ the name OF
the first oraauizauon-First regiment OF
Niryinil volunteers announced, and
he commanding officer was called
for, Colonel King turned and SAID
"lie j. in town. sir, aud cant be
for away At that moment the Colonel
OF The Virgins troop, came around the
stand from The rear. The troops leiI wash
1igion zoe their hOmes last saturday, ao1
The Colonel and Lttutenant-tolonel were
alone on haDd TO recevetn prlzes. Three
hagI.co,ocd boxes containing tue meda',
were habGed 10 the Colonel by Gcnerii
sheridan. v hO then asked II be had any
enc to 10 ceiye The flags. The Lieutenant
Colonel rh,n caple forward, aHd the large
flags with their oil-cloth covering, fn1king
A CO mfoltrble almiul, we're passed down To
,tem ard carried away to the rear.
M TIE other prize inning % ganiZotions
were i'm tine, aud their commanding officers
can forward at The word, marched. sword
in Land, 20 tie stand, s,luted, and received
from the Lieutenant General the prizes.
The cash awards were cOUtliped ia open
envelopes. out II when projected the euds
Of rewly.is national currency In bills
81 large denominations. 1t seemed pro.
hltm with .on Il the proud recipients how
10 stCuTo he bills IN the fresh breeze which
vgs blowing, take charge OF the boxes
COZ taining medals. aud with their hands
thus cccu yied salute as they retired. Two
LANDS were hardly up 10 the requirements
IN some cases. and more than one lucky
COMMANDER retired per force without 81.
hitting IN Que form. The following Is the
official ll.i of the st9nding OF the oIglnzl-
t.ors in TIE competitions As announced:
Regin crtal- First Regiment Virginia
Volunteers, Richmond, Va, sole competl-
tor
F,iialiors-l Washington Light In
frtry: .. Louisville Legion, OF Ken
tucLS; 3 Fifth Rhode Island.
Compan,r.-l. Lomax Rifles, Company
L, irst Alabama; .. Company ID, First
Ninnesora: 3. Rolknap Rifles, company Is,
Third TtNa,: (. National Rifles, Wash
metop. y. C.; 3. san Antonio Rifles,
Texas: 6 l. danapolis Light Infantry; I.
Tolcdo tadeis; g. Washington LIght Ia
hntry. Company 3: o. Volunteer South.
rons, Mississippi; 10. Company n. Fifth
RHODE I,iaud; II MuSclilne Rifle, 10 VA {;
Y. Alexandria (Va.) Light Infantry; ID.
.ici6an Gusrd, New HAMPSHIRE; Ia
Valk,r Light Guard, Company Il, First
NiI2mia: l5 Custer Guard. Second
Micblean: lG. Fort Wayne Rifles, Second
Indiana; T. Wooster City Guard, Eighth
Chic: Il. Jackson Rifles. First Michigan ;
10 Louisiana Rifles; 90. Richmond Grays,
'Cmpany A, First Virginia; 81. Nealy
! Rifles. First Maine; y. Company {, FIRST
Battalion, New jersey; 90. Company +,
First Mnno,oia; "A. MolineauX Rifles,
company II. Thnty-secOnd New York; p.
! Company A. Washington Cadet Corps; 20.
| Eiahlh separate company, Rochester, n.
y: - Governors Guard, North Caro-
Ira; % state Guard, First Virginia hat.
talon (colored); %. Company A., FIRST
Virginia bsttaliOn (cOlored), Richmond,
Va: 30. Company c, Second Connecticut
CalalTy--po competitors.
LIGHT ariillcry-l. Battery Il, First re2i
| merit lnriaua artillery (Of indianapolis
! Light ariil.er,); ,. First light battery 81
J Wisconsin cor Milwaukee ligbt battery
! Battery Z, First battlIon OF Virginia artlt
! loIy Tor Il. l. Lee battery, OF Petersburg
| Val. drew ior plce aud accepted TIE
uoerimmo. tu' did not appear Tor drill.
Nadine cuus-l. Battery 4, Ohio (0I
! Cipcinnat0 battery; .. Battery y, Louis
! vile Legion.
Zouaye,-1. Chlcaeo Zouayes >. Mem
plis Merchants Zouayes; 3. KEGS
| XCUlyCs.
CsGet Coivs-1 Michigan Military Acad
| fftfef o. f-a
| College caGtis: .. Bethel (Nirginia) Acld
! ,. Ca,uaga Lake cadets: 6. II. John'r
| ACADEMY cadets, Aexanoria, VI.
lpGHidu,l Crill-1. Private H. G..
stake, san Antonio Rifles; ,. Fifst.Ser-
| ecsnt Charlc- i. Conrad, Company u,
| Washington LIGHT Infantry; 3. FirSt-Ser.
eCat J. K. WsgDer, Company \, Louisville
! Lesion.
Tie prizes were n i0llOTS:
Infantry reaiment: Stand OF colors
! United States nis), reglmental dag and
cuidons. wIih gold, silver. and bronze
| medals 10 tie ,flceIs.
Battalion Of infantry Of not less than four
companies: First prize, $1,000; second
prize, il more than two compete, $1,000.
| Total, si,jCO.
Company ~ in'artry: First prize, 5000
second, $3.50; third, Sl,JO0; fourth,
Sl,CC0: Gflb. S5Ue. Tolal, SO, 500.
The inst I've companies In the above list
are The prize WiGner.. The reminder are
| The comp,tng companies named in order OF
merit. For cavalry there were three prizes,
agglt eating 3 500, for which there was no
competition.
Light Artillery: The indianapolis men
get $3.50 aud the Milwaukee men 81 go.
Machine Guns: First HriZe, silver trophy
an $3.50; second, SJO9-ioial, $3.50.
Z)uav,,: First prize, $1,000; second,
S1j0-teta', 2l,7j).
C.dtt coIs: Best inf niry company from
any regularh. ,iablisbed military school or
university (uot under United state, con.
| troll: First prize. 1000; second on more
| than Two compete). $3.50. Total, Sl,7j).
Individual prizes: For the bes,-drilled
soldier in tie manual Of arms. competition
restricted 10 not more than two members
| Of any competing company: First prize,
| gold medal and 2l00; second prize, silver
uCdl and &I5 third prize, bronze medal
ard $50. To;a,, S22j.
In ADDITION Ia the list Of prizes an.
nOuucCd 10 be awarded By tue board o.
| Judges the Executive Committee bestO wed
NlOu ~ urA Af-ht DAiA'i9 w " i''pN
sin, q gold medal for proficiency Ia sabre
dill and q SILVER medal TO the Louisville
Legion Drum Corps for proficiency m
music and movement.
when tie commandirg officer OF toe M
tional Rifles. OF this city, reported in &c.
c0rdarce with orders 10 receive the fourth
Infantry prize he WAS Informed that a pro.
test had been entered by the Washington
Liaht IniJntry, aud that the prize awarded
10 The Rnes would be Withheld pending
decision by the board.
All the other prizes were delivered 10
the winners on The ground. Following the
ceremony the line was thrown back about
fifty ards and ver9l OF the winning COM
pan.es gave exhibition drills during the
time which interviewed between the award
ine OF the prizes and the dress parade at j
O'clock. After dress parade the blttalions
maIehed about the field and made their
wsy seyeFally TO camp, some OF them halt
ing and presenting arms As others passed.
The military men are one ia the opinion
that the drill, despite the weather. ha'
proven an eminent success, aud there Il a.
ready talk OF making permanent organi-
eaton for the purpose OF repeating II Pc
Tiodieally.
10 General Albert Ordway, chief OF stan,
and his associates, upon whose shoulder,
fell the weight Of the labors Of the wees, Is
accorded unstinted praise for the excel
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